The Los Angeles Kings have built up a modest winning streak and have done so by beating the lesser teams in the standings, a mostly anecdotal issue but one that had plagued them at times throughout the first 45 games or so of the season. That’s not to take away from their accomplishment – they’ve ou... Read More

The Denver Post
Avalanche loses to Kings, falls to 4-24-2 over last 30 games
"With just 13 wins and 28 points through 48 games, the Avalanche is on pace to finish with one of the NHL’s worst 82-game records over the last six years. The 2013-14 Buffalo Sabres had 21 wins and 52 points and their... Read More

Peter Budaj, on his sixth shutout of the season:
I mean, just playing up here this year I think is more than I could imagine. I'm just very thankful to be here. The team's playing great in front of me and we have a great group of guys. We work tremendously hard to keep going and try to give us a ch... Read More

Jared Bednar, on how the game "got away so quickly":
In the first period what they did is they threw everything at the net and then they got their big bodies down there and banged away and we didn't do a good enough job sealing them out and making sure we got under sticks and keeping 'em off the n... Read More

The Los Angeles Kings lost Jordan Nolan in the second period of their 5-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche Wednesday night when the forward fell after receiving a shove from Colorado forward Carl Soderberg, which was followed by an awkward exchange with Matt Nieto as he attempted to regain his footin... Read More

On Jordan Nolan’s condition:
He’s in the tub. Did you check on him? Why don’t you ask about the game?
On scoring on the first shift, and the progression of the game:
We scored a goal on the first shift, and that’s really important to have a good start. Drew a penalty, Carts scored a power play ... Read More

There appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel for Tyler Toffoli, who has dealt with a nagging lower-body injury that is close to being fully healed. The right wing is unlikely to play tonight but is on the verge of returning to the lineup and assisting the Kings in their playoff push.
The ... Read More

As part of a three-goal, 14-point January in which he played 12 of the team’s 13 games, Anze Kopitar made strides towards reasserting himself offensively. After the team’s optional morning skate on Wednesday, Darryl Sutter spoke about his center’s recent play, and what he saw behind the raised offen... Read More

Juan Ocampo / NHLIThe Los Angeles Kings are on the verge of recalling defenseman Paul LaDue from AHL-Ontario, according to multiple sources. LaDue, a 24-year-old who won a national championship with North Dakota last season, has six goals, 18 points, an even rating and 76 shots on goal in 36 games ... Read More